COVID-19 vaccination intention: The combined role of pathogen disgust and trust in government

Frontiers in Psychology

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Shun Peng¹  Jiwen Chen¹  Lei Xu¹ 

[1] School of Education, Jianghan University

关键词: COVID-19 vaccination intention;    Pathogen disgust;    Trust in government;    COVID-19 worry;    COVID-19;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1024614

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The present study aimed to investigate the joint effect of pathogen disgust and trust in government on COVID-19 vaccination intention and to examine the mediating role of COVID-19 worry. A total of 2,244 participants were recruited to participate in the study. The results indicated the following: (1) Individuals' COVID-19 vaccination intention was significantly higher when "congruence was high" than when "congruence was low", given comparable levels of pathogen disgust and trust in government. (2) There were no significant differences in individual COVID-19 vaccination intention with incongruence levels of pathogen disgust and trust in government. (3) The combination of pathogen disgust and trust in government can influence COVID-19 vaccination intention through COVID-19 worry. This study sought to gain a new perspective on how pathogen disgust might contribute to COVID-19 vaccination intention.

【 授权许可】

CC BY